boxing stock lower control arms

[smooth87]

is it worth the time and effort to box the stock LCA's? would they perform similar to aftermarket boxed arms? TIA

 

[machinegun]

This should help

http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=60687

 

[smooth87]

thanks for the link, took me like 20 min. to read through that, lol. i've heard lots of good things about HR's LCA's from everyone that uses them. i dont have much for money right now, but i do have access to a welder/plasma cutter. i'm a sucker for an easy install though, so maybe it's worth it to spend a little more money. what about those SLP bars? they're priced about $110. they come with bushings, though they're not poly i dont think. and they don't look the same.. they say fully boxed but they looked like an I beam from the picture. if i'm gonna buy any... they'll prolly be HR's, but i just wanna get an idea of what's out there. i'm surely not going to see faster than low 12's for a while.... unless i can afford PRO-PAIN so i'm sure performance-wise, boxed stockers would hold up. how many of you guys boxed your own?

 

[T-Type Mike]

I boxed both my lower and upper control arm, Glad I did. I noticed a tremendous difference with the way the car felt and hooked!!! Poly Bushings here too! You wont be disappointed!

 

[Ken Cunningham]

My car had horrible wheel hop on any launch over 0psi until I boxed my control arms. I put in Energy Suspensions bushings at the same time. Others have told me that a properly operating *stock* rear suspension should not hop like mine did, and I probably had worn bushings to start. So I can't tell you whether boxing the arms or replacing the bushings were the better fix for me.

 

[blackbuick87]

No wheel hop and .2 off my 60' with boxed lowers only

 

[Steve Wood]

If you have a plasma cutter, then do them yourself....replacing the bushings with something newer is a good idea as well.